Calculating Radioactive Decay (OCR GCSE Physics A, Combined (Gateway Science Suite)): Quizzes
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What are nuclear equations used to represent?
What are nuclear equations used to represent?
Radioactive decay
What happens to the mass of a nucleus during alpha decay?
What happens to the mass of a nucleus during alpha decay?
It decreases
What happens to the charge of a nucleus during alpha decay?
What happens to the charge of a nucleus during alpha decay?
It decreases
Which properties change during alpha decay?
Which properties change during alpha decay?
Both mass and charge
What happens to the mass of a nucleus during beta decay?
What happens to the mass of a nucleus during beta decay?
It does not change
What happens to the charge of a nucleus during beta decay?
What happens to the charge of a nucleus during beta decay?
It increases
Which property changes during beta decay?
Which property changes during beta decay?
Only charge
What happens to the mass during gamma decay?
What happens to the mass during gamma decay?
It does not change
What happens to the charge during gamma decay?
What happens to the charge during gamma decay?
It does not change
Which type of decay causes an increase in nuclear charge?
Which type of decay causes an increase in nuclear charge?
Beta decay